Little things I like

[drron]

Up until at least the 1970's pubs in Fremantle could open at 0600 to cater for the wharfies - and other shift workers .

So that was Wharfie time.

 

[tgh]

Ahhh the 6 O'clock swill.. the good 'ol days.
Of course I didn't drink in those days, it took half a lifetime to get me into alcohol...

 

[OZDUCK]

So that was Wharfie time.

I have to admit that I did have the occasional drink at 0600 after processing a ship inwards our outwards at some silly o'clock time in the early morning.

 

[serfty]

Ahhh the 6 O'clock swill.. the good 'ol days.
Of course I didn't drink in those days, it took half a lifetime to get me into alcohol...

The 6 O'clock swill was related to 6pm closing.

At least in Victoria, public bars had to take last orders by 6pm. In the CBD office workers would knock off 5pm and head to a nearby pub. They had x minutes to scoff as many 7oz (generally) glasses of beer as they could. Hence 'swill'; early openers (such as Markillie's Hotel) were somewhat less frantic at 7am.

 

[OZDUCK]

Sensibly W.A never adopted this idea. It did have a 9 PM closing time.

 

[kookaburra75]

Sensibly W.A never adopted this idea. It did have a 9 PM closing time.

But I never thought of Sunday Sessions at the pubs, and rosters for fuel ay night as 'sensible'. When I moved to Perth in 1981 from Melbourne it took a while to adjust to some of the cultural differences

 

[kookaburra75]

And you know this because @kookaburra75 ?
Oh - for breakfast - 'yeah

Oh ye of little faith. Where we lived on Evans Street in Port Melbourne in 1981, we had five pubs within a very short walking distance. I was able to supplement my meagre savings to get through uni by working for cash in the pubs and got to know many of the colourful locals. These were the days before the suburb was gentrified.

 

[SYD]

But I never thought of Sunday Sessions at the pubs, and rosters for fuel ay night as 'sensible'. When I moved to Perth in 1981 from Melbourne it took a while to adjust to some of the cultural differences

Roster petrol stations on weekends! You could run out petrol driving between Sunday sessions!

 

[kookaburra75]

Roster petrol stations on weekends! You could run out petrol driving between Sunday sessions!

I quickly learned where the two 24 hour petrol stations were, near Freo and East Perth that operated for the taxis. There were also few pubs in Freo that didn't really lock their doors between the sessions - allegedly